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dar

To give — plus the expressions where Spanish gives what English does not.

Quick answer

dar · doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan

to give. Irregular — the forms below are worth learning as a block.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yodoydidabadaré
túdasdistedabasdarás
él / ella / usteddadiodabadará
nosotrosdamosdimosdábamosdaremos
vosotrosdaisdisteisdabaisdaréis
ellos / ustedesdandierondabandarán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerunddando
past participledado
imperative (tú)da
subjunctive (yo)dé

Which form to learn first

doy and me da. The second one is how you say what you feel about something.

Where you will actually use it

Me da igual.I do not mind. — "it gives me equal".
Me da miedo.It scares me.
Dar un paseoto go for a walk
¿Me das tu número?Will you give me your number?
Da lo mismo.It makes no difference.

Typical mistakes

Yo do

Yo doy

Like voy, soy, estoy — the yo form ends in -oy.

Yo doy miedo = I am scared

Me da miedo = it scares me

Yo doy miedo means you are the scary one.

Check yourself

Me ___ igual.

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